I was diagnosed with sleep apnea before I was diagnosed with diabetes. But I do not know if I had diabetes before I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. I was not diagnosed with diabetes until I retired at 55 in 2017. I have had sleep apnea for almost 20 years now.

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea 26 years ago. The sleep study showed more than 100 times in the 1st 30 minutes. They awakened me. Then they adjusted the pressure until it helped. So I've had a cpap since 1999.

Good morning. Still Praying.

I was diagnosed with S Apnoea a long time ago and given a cpap device. I stopped using it after a couple of years because of the noise. dry mouth, chapped lips and waking with the darn thing wrapped up entangled in my p.j's. It caused more problems than it was supposed to solve because in the end I got very little quality sleep!

I don't know about anyone else, but, for me it's an ongoing, every night,
problem that I seriously hate!!! Lately, I have to be pushed to the point
of absolute exhaustion in order to even have any serious hope of actually
sleeping. This makes me even more tired and causes most of the rest I
actually get to be inadequate. I am too afraid of the possibility of
dependency to start using sleep medications. I just tough it out on my own
and hope I can get rested enough to get through each day. These days I have
to deal with a lot of pain for various reasons and I think that's probably
the major reason for this obnoxious condition. My best friend wants me to
ask my doctor for an ongoing pain medication treatment, but, I believe this
course of action can present its own similar problems. I hope this can
somewhat answer your question. Again, this is just my opinion and not a
suggestion as to what to do. Sincerely, Kathleen L Wood (Kat)